Each year, the Red Cross holds an Annual Meeting for each region to elect new Board Members, thank and bid farewell to outgoing Board members, and to recognize accomplishments for […]

“Most disaster victims need more than just a meal and a safe place to sleep,” says Portland, Oregon-based Red Cross service area leader Tim Serban. “They also need emotional and […]

Jimi Hardin was exhausted after a long day of fishing on the Washington coast. He caught several salmon and had started to smoke them on the evening of June 20, […]

Left to Right:  Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross; Susan Denavit, RN; and Linda MacIntyre, Chief Nurse While I sip coffee at Starbucks, waiting on my […]

Earlier this summer, Jennifer Van Houten, a senior vice president with Wholesale Banking Risk Management at U.S. Bank in Portland, assumed governance responsibility as the new incoming board chair for […]

Evacuees of the Eagle Creek fire are expressing their appreciation for the accommodations provided for them by the Red Cross. Many emergency shelter residents were glad that their special needs […]

Jessica and her family experienced unintended consequences while trying out a new recipe. “It was Father’s Day, June 18, 4:11 pm when the fire occurred,” remembers Jessica Gentile of SE […]

When he was just a sophomore in high school, Eugene, Oregon, resident Roy Fluette experienced a home fire that changed his life forever. After coming home from a football game […]

Portland, September 13th. The local American Red Cross in Oregon and SW Washington continues to help people evacuated from their homes because of the Eagle Creek Fire. Due to ongoing […]

“I felt helpless,” recalls Ray Morgan, production supervisor for GloryBee and resident of Eugene, Oregon. “I got a call from my neighbor that our house was on fire. We were […]